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Good manifold paint. Any suggestions?

72 charger

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I have a set of HP manifolds on my 383 and have painted them twice now with Very High Temperatures silver header paint. I cleaned the manifolds with a wire wheel and let the paint dry before heat curing and cured exactly to manufacturers specs. but they are still flaking. Anyone have another brand they use that works?
 
Can't help you on paint but did you think of possibly getting them ceramic coated inside and out? They have colors that look like cast iron and it is very durable and it helps keep heat down in engine compartment.
 
I have thought about painting mine but will probably send them here http://www.jet-hot.com/

The manager at the O'Reilly's near me used to work there and he swears by it. It will also reduce the under hood temp significantly.
 
Guys...Guys... please

The BEST, BAR NONE, coating you can put on your engine items such as (intake, headers, etc.) is from SWAINTECH!

www.swaintech.com

Google them and see what other have to say. Jet-hot is doing things the average way. If you want the best in temperature control and long long lasting coating, see them.
 
Powder coat is a plastic material and will not take that amount of heat
but there could be new stuff out that will take it
 
Guys...Guys... please

The BEST, BAR NONE, coating you can put on your engine items such as (intake, headers, etc.) is from SWAINTECH!

www.swaintech.com

Google them and see what other have to say. Jet-hot is doing things the average way. If you want the best in temperature control and long long lasting coating, see them.


Well that's really pretty but do you have any knowledge of what a set of exhaust manifold would cost done?
 
I think Jet Hot will be 250-300 bucks. Buying new headers for my car is probably going to be 3 times more expensive than that
Powder coating may be a cheaper option, but I'm not sure of the long term durability
 
I ve allways used VHT Paint with success... painted my 440 HP manifolds last June..still lookin great !
 
Well that's really pretty but do you have any knowledge of what a set of exhaust manifold would cost done?

Well if you can't afford them don't get them. Buy what you can afford.
No reason to assume the original poster can't afford Swaintech.
 
Well if you can't afford them don't get them. Buy what you can afford.
No reason to assume the original poster can't afford Swaintech.

I assume nothing about 72 Charger or any other OP other than I'm sure he's looking for the best coating or paint, as he originally asked about, that will give him the best result for his buck and will ultimately decide what he wants, needs, and feels comfortable spending based on what he learns in this thread and elsewhere just like the rest of us.

You seem to be assuming however.

I was asking YOU an honest question inri and my question is do YOU already know what it will cost to coat 2 manifolds? You brought it up so i figured if you are pushing this coating you must have used it or somehow profit from it's use.

I will be running stock magnum manifolds like the OP and am interested in this topic myself hence the question. I know ceramic lowers under hood temps and am open to jet hot or this product you suggested if it performs better and is in same price range for finished job. Do you sell it or something?

I think you will find from my other comments on the forum that I usually not a smart ***, in the tech forums anyway, and try never to to be negative in any of them.
 
tallhair, thanks for thinking of me but I got out of high temp ceramic coatings a few years ago -- the shipping costs were just too prohibitive for my customers. The cosmetic coatings I concentrate on now are fine for engine parts but will NOT hold up to your exhaust heat.

Whomever you guys ultimately hire, make sure that your motor is well tuned first because some companies' warranty is voided by a dyno test and/or what they determine to be "excessive" heat. Insist that they coat the inside AND the outside (some don't), and ask to see the warranty paperwork -- especially the fine print -- before you commit. For instance, it's a common requirement that you have to use stainless hardware on your exhaust components AND your valve covers above them because rust drips on your new coating job are not covered. There are several colors available nowadays and most are good to about 2200 degrees. If the job's done right and you take decent care of them, they should last for many years. And that's a good thing too with the cost of TTI's and Doug's these days .... :D
 
I've got a friend that does a lot of gunsmithing on the side, and he found this ceramic coating product for guns - he loves it.

It also has a website for high temperature applications: http://www.cerakotehightemp.com/

Their website show headers - thought I'd throw that out there if you'd like to research it - can't hurt.
 
I've got a friend that does a lot of gunsmithing on the side, and he found this ceramic coating product for guns - he loves it.

It also has a website for high temperature applications: http://www.cerakotehightemp.com/

Their website show headers - thought I'd throw that out there if you'd like to research it - can't hurt.

:D That's the high temp gun / ceramic division of my current cosmetic powder supplier. Good call there -- Cerakote is the best in the world.
 
tallhair, thanks for thinking of me but I got out of high temp ceramic coatings a few years ago -- the shipping costs were just too prohibitive for my customers. The cosmetic coatings I concentrate on now are fine for engine parts but will NOT hold up to your exhaust heat.

Whomever you guys ultimately hire, make sure that your motor is well tuned first because some companies' warranty is voided by a dyno test and/or what they determine to be "excessive" heat. Insist that they coat the inside AND the outside (some don't), and ask to see the warranty paperwork -- especially the fine print -- before you commit. For instance, it's a common requirement that you have to use stainless hardware on your exhaust components AND your valve covers above them because rust drips on your new coating job are not covered. There are several colors available nowadays and most are good to about 2200 degrees. If the job's done right and you take decent care of them, they should last for many years. And that's a good thing too with the cost of TTI's and Doug's these days .... :D

Welcome Leanna. I figured you have a little fun with the rest of my comment while you were at it LOL :0
 
I used Eastwood's manifold paint 5 years ago and they still look great.

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... and I tried Eastwood's manifold paint on our old 1964 Ford 2000 series 4-cylinder compact tractor using my standard extensive powder coating prep methods. Less than 3 months later, it looked like *** -- peeling, flaking, bubbling ... but admittedly the tractor sits outside 24/7 under an awning. I'm glad you've had better luck Bernie!
 
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